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NTT DOCOMO Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 115 cheques on record.

Deploying nowAccelerator

SeedSeries ASeries BTelecommunicationsAggregatorTelco

Deploying now
95%of best year21cheques in 12 months, 115 on record
Since the last cheque10days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led1 of 115Sole investor4 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 67%
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NTT DOCOMO Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    21 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.1M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We, NTT Docomo Ventures, are the CVC for not only Docomo but the entire NTT Group.Translated from Japanese, from their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
TelecommunicationsAggregatorTelco
Based in
港区, Japan
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first115 appearances

  1. 2026

    17 rounds

  2. Oct
    KaminashiSeries C · JP · Google News search$14MWith 10 others
  3. Sept
    KG MotorsVenture · JP$2.9MWith 3 others
  4. Aug
    HiggsfieldSeries B · US · Google News search$400MWith 20 others
  5. Jun
    LinqSeries A · US$6.9MWith 2 others
  6. May
    RADARSeries B · US · TechStartups$170MWith 6 others
  7. May
    Wasabi TechnologiesDebt · US · Ventureburn$250MWith 6 others
  8. May
    FluxSeries C · US$38MWith 3 others
  9. May
    Secai MarcheVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  10. May
    Pixie Dust TechnologiesSeries D · JP$21MWith 4 others
  11. Apr
    UgoVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. Apr
    Fogg JapanSeries B · JP$1.9MWith 1 other
  13. Apr
    New Space IntelligenceSeries A · JP$2.7MWith 1 other
  14. Mar
    TimersVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  15. Mar
    GA Technologies JapanDebt · JP$9.4MWith 2 others
  16. Feb
    TuringVenture · JP$21MWith 5 others
  17. Feb
    MeetsMoreVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. Jan
    Wasabi TechnologiesSeries E · US$70MWith 2 others
  19. 2025

    17 rounds

  20. Dec
    ArcturusVenture · US$2.3MWith 2 others
  21. Nov
    DoppelSeries C · US · Ventureburn$70MWith 11 others
  22. Nov
    LisseSeries C · JP$6.5MWith 4 others
  23. Nov
    SecureNaviSeries B · JP$7.8MWith 4 others
  24. Oct
    StraitsXSG · Ventureburn$10MWith 1 other
  25. Oct
    Personal Health TechSeries A · JP$2.0MSole investor
  26. Sept
    SoxaiVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. Aug
    MiressoSeries A · JP$29MWith 5 others
  28. Jun
    UgoVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  29. May
    UbieDebt · JP$14MWith 4 others
  30. Apr
    DennoKotsuSeries D · JP$17MWith 1 other
  31. Mar
    Mint TownVenture · JP$4.8MWith 1 other
  32. Mar
    KnightscopeUS$1.7MWith 5 others
  33. Mar
    FastLabelDebt · JP$1.3MWith 4 others
  34. Mar
    GA Technologies JapanDebt · JP$1.3MWith 1 other
  35. Jan
    ElevenLabsSeries C · GB · Silicon Canals$180MWith 17 others
  36. Jan
    MOVSeries B$9.6MWith 5 others
  37. 2024

    14 rounds

  38. Dec
    Legion TechnologiesVenture · US$50MWith 4 others
  39. Nov
    METRONSeries C · FR$13MWith 1 other
  40. Nov
    TacomsSeries B · JP$6.1MWith 5 others
  41. Oct
    StockmarkSeries D · JP$30MWith 4 others
  42. Sept
    Fogg JapanSeries A · JP$2.1MSole investor
  43. Aug
    PARONYMSeries C · JP$3.4MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 2 we have independently watched raise

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Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

SHIFTBought by Brand Networks$50MMay 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as NTT DOCOMO Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies NTT DOCOMO Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about NTT DOCOMO Ventures

What does NTT DOCOMO Ventures invest in?

NTT DOCOMO Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Telecommunications, Aggregator and Telco.

How active is NTT DOCOMO Ventures?

115 investments on record, 21 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has NTT DOCOMO Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kaminashi (Series C, Oct 2026), KG Motors (Venture, Sept 2026) and Higgsfield (Series B, Aug 2026).

How big are NTT DOCOMO Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does NTT DOCOMO Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 115 investments on record (1%).

Where does NTT DOCOMO Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (67%) and the United States (26%).

Is NTT DOCOMO Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 21 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does NTT DOCOMO Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Mizuho Capital (22 rounds together), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (17 rounds together) and Global Brain Corporation (11 rounds together).

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